| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 29 | Auction date: 24 February 2024 |
| Lot number: 3007 Price realized: 220 CHF (Approx. 250 USD / 231 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: ISLAMIC, 'Abbasid Caliphate. Al-Muqtadir, third reign, AH 317-320 / AD 929-932. Dinar (Gold, 25 mm, 4.26 g, 11 h), Filastin, AH 320 = 932. Citing his son and heir Abu'l-ʿAbbas, 'lā ilāha illā / Allāh waḥdahū / lā sharīka lahū / Abu'l-ʿAbbās ibn / amīr al-muʾminīn' ('There is no deity but Allah, the One, there is no partner to Him. Abu'l-ʿAbbas son of the Commander of the Believers' in Arabic); inner margin, 'bism Allāh ḍuriba hādhā al-dīnār bi Filasṭīn sana ʿishrīn wa thalātha miʾa' ('In the name of Allah. This dinar was struck in Filastin in the year 320' in Arabic); outer margin, traces of 'li-llāh al-amr min qabl wa min baʿd wa yawmaʾidhin yafraḥu al-muʾminūn bi naṣr Allāh' ('To Allah belongs the command before and after, and on that day the believers will rejoice with the help of Allah' in Arabic; Qurʾān 30: 4-5). Rev. Citing vizier ʿAmid al-Dawla, 'li-llāh / Muḥammad / rasūl / Allāh / al-Muqtadir billāh / ʿAmīd al-Dawla' ('To Allah. Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. al-Muqtadir billah. ʿAmid al-Dawla' in Arabic); in the margin, traces of 'Muḥammad rasūl Allāh arsalahū bi al-hudā wa dīn al-ḥaqq liyuẓhirahū ʿalā al-dīn kullih wa law kariha al-mushrikūn' ('Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. He sent him with guidance and the religion of truth, so that He may make it overcome all religions, even though the unbelievers may dislike it' in Arabic). Album 248. Rare. Weak strike and the flan bent and cracked, otherwise, fine. From the Canaan Collection. Starting price: 25 CHF |  |
